Usage: circa, quasi
Is "circa" used only for "about" and "quasi" only for "almost" or are they used interchangeably to mean either?

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No, circa vuol dire più o meno (more or less, approximately) almost significa che manca qualcosa per arrivare a ... for example in my country there are about 2000 inhabitants It might more or less 2000 if i tell in my country there are almost 2000 inhabitants, significa che sono meno di 2000 abitanti, it means there are less of 2000 inhabitants

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/circa/ significa /about/ or /approximately/.
/quasi/ significa /almost/.
Their usage follows from the meaning, we stick to it.

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